1172                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 55

The [ranking line officer] ADJUTANT GENERAL shall be on
active duty status and his salary shall be as stated in the
annual budget[; provided, that should the ranking line officer be
also appointed the Adjutant General, he shall receive only the
salary provided by law for the ranking line officer; and provided
further, that, should the ranking line officer]. SHOULD THE
ADJUTANT GENERAL be called or ordered into the active military
service of the United States, under the Constitution and laws of
the United States, the Governor may designate an acting [ranking
line officer] ADJUTANT GENERAL, who will exercise all the duties
of the office during such period.

The [ranking line officer] ADJUTANT GENERAL shall be in
control of the Military Department of the State, and subordinate
only to the Governor in matters pertaining to said department.
He shall keep in his office all records and papers required to be
kept and filed therein, and make as of the 30th of September in
each year, within fifteen days thereafter, to the Governor, a
detailed statement of all the receipts and expenditures for
military purposes during the year.

He shall be charged with the care, control and maintenance
of all armories, owned by the State of Maryland, and all
buildings or other property purchased, occupied, leased or rented
by or in behalf of the State military forces, which may now or
shall hereafter be authorized by law and shall have all power and
authority necessary or desirable for the purpose aforesaid and
with the right to make and enforce all reasonable rules and
regulations; provided, however, that when disapproved by the
[ranking line officer] ADJUTANT GENERAL, applications to use the
armories for nonmilitary purposes shall be subject to the review
and approval of the Board of Public Works, the [ranking line
officer] ADJUTANT GENERAL and the commanding officer of the unit
occupying the armory concerned.

He shall act as custodian of all battle flags and war
records and is charged with their proper care and preservation.
He is authorized to employ the necessary clerks and employees,
and as many laborers as may be required from time to time. The
seal now used in his office shall be the seal of the office of
the [ranking line officer] ADJUTANT GENERAL and shall be
delivered by him to his successor.

11.

The [ranking line officer] ADJUTANT GENERAL, as
Quartermaster General, shall be responsible to the Governor for
the care, preservation and safekeeping of all military property.
He shall prepare returns of all federal military property at the
time and in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of [War] THE
ARMY. He shall keep a just and true account of all expenses
incurred in the upkeep of the militia and such expenses shall be
audited and paid in the manner provided by law. He shall make
such purchases and issue such military property as the Governor
may direct.